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District 26 - Serving Colorado, Wyoming, Eastern Utah and Northern New Mexico
Ruth Prentice, DTM
District Director

The District Director administers and oversees the District’s day-to-day operations, finances, human resources, and contracts.

Kimberly Angell
Program Quality Director

The Program Quality Director (PQD) is responsible for all aspects of education and training within the District. This includes supporting quality club programming efforts, promoting the Distinguished Club Program, and planning, organizing, and executing the District conference. Additionally, the PQD promotes and supports club quality and member retention.

Anoop Kumar
Club Growth Director

The Club Growth Director (CGD) is responsible for all aspects of the District’s marketing, club-building, and club-retention efforts. This includes

  1. defining an overall marketing strategy for the District,
  2. developing outreach and retention efforts with existing community and corporate clubs, and
  3. penetrating new markets.
  4. Additionally, the CGD supports challenged clubs and helps them to become Distinguished.
James Gable, DTM
Immediate Past District Director & 2026 District Leadership Co-Chair

The Immediate Past District Director provides counsel and guidance to District leaders and plans, directs, and organizes projects and committees as requested by the District Director. One of the major responsibilities of this role is to ensure the incoming District Director receives all pertinent District documents prior to June 30. Other responsibilities include serving as a member of the District Executive Committee and District Council, upholding the bylaws and policies of Toastmasters International, and helping the District achieve Distinguished recognition. Additionally, this position traditionally chairs the District Leadership Committee, encouraging dedicated members to accept leadership positions

Analisa Martinez, DTM
Immediate Past District Director & 2026 Co-Chair, District Leadership Committee

The Immediate Past District Director serves as a trusted advisor, offering counsel and guidance to District leaders while supporting projects and committees at the request of the District Director. A key responsibility of this role is ensuring that the incoming District Director receives all essential District documents before June 30.
In addition, the Immediate Past District Director:
• Serves as a member of both the District Executive Committee and District Council
• Upholds the bylaws and policies of Toastmasters International
• Supports the District in achieving Distinguished recognition
Traditionally, this position also chairs the District Leadership Committee, inspiring and encouraging dedicated members to step forward into leadership roles.

Barbara Lewis, DTM
District Finance Manager

The Finance Manager works closely with the District Director, Program Quality Director, and Club Growth Director to ensure that the District is making cost-effective decisions—within policy—that result in effective fiscal management. 

Carol Walker-Lopez
District Public Relations Manager

The District Public Relations Manager is responsible for coordinating publicity efforts in the District. By establishing and maintaining lines of communication between the District and its members, as well as between the District and the public, the PRM works to increase awareness of Toastmasters through all available media.

Ann Hill, DTM
District Administration Manager

The Administration Manager is responsible for maintaining the historical records of the District, recording and distributing meeting minutes, and otherwise maintaining accurate, timely records of District business plus other duties as assigned.

Meet your Division Directors

The Division Director’s job is to lead and support the Division through the supervision and support of the Area Directors. One of their primary goals as Division Director is to ensure that each club achieves its mission and fulfills its responsibilities to its members. To achieve this, each coordinates their Division activities, set Division goals, and assist in the training of Area and club leaders.

 

Sandy Frost, DTM
Chile Division Director
Ray Mohr, DTM
Denver Division Director
Krispin Andersen
Eastern Division Director
Robin Love
Foothills Division Director
Greg Howell
Metro Division Director
Spencer Travis
Northern Division Director
Dana Martin
Southern Division Director
Tom Wendling
Urban Division Director

Area Directors - 2025-2026

Click each Division to view the Areas that earned Distinguished or better status for 2025-2026

Chile Division

Area Directors

Area First Name/Last Name
C1 Patti  Von Sternstein
C2 Manju Rani
C3 Deborah Edaburn – Select Distinguished Area
C4 Miguel Navrot, DTM

Denver Division

Area Directors

Area First Name/Last Name
D1 Giisele DelToro
D2 Dallas Gray
D3 OPEN – Distinguished Area
D4 Rick Rome – Select Distinguished Area

Eastern Division

AREA DIRECTORS

AREA First Name/Last Name
E1 A. J. Herran
E2 Marshall Dawson
E3 Heather Ann Pearl – Select Distinguished Area
E4 Mark Snyder- Distinguished Area

Foothills Division

AREA DIRECTORS

AREA FIRST NAME/LAST NAME
F1 Mary Hoftiezer- Distinguished Area
F2 Cary Dean
F3 Nathan Darnall – Distinguished Area
F4 Nancy Graves

Metro Division - Select Distinguished Division

AREA DIRECTORS

AREA FIRST NAME/LAST NAME
M1 Greg Horlacher – Select Distinguished Area
M2 Rita Mohler – Select Distinguished Area
M3 Caryn Rodriguez – Select Distinguished Area
M4 Jeff Scott Ruiz – Distinguished Area

Northern Division

AREA DIRECTORS

AREA FIRST NAME/LAST NAME
N1 OPEN
N2 Reena McCoy
N3 Tim Buller
N4 Hugh Curley, DTM

Southern Division - Distinguished Division

AREA DIRECTORS

Area First Name/Last Name
S1 Max Barnes – Select Distinguished Area
S2 Terrence Smith, DTM – Distinguished Area
S3 Johnny Huang – Distinguished Area
S4 Mario Duran

Urban Division - Select Distinguished Division

AREA DIRECTORS

AREA FIRST NAME/LAST NAME
U1 David Otey –Distinguished Area
U2 Kevin Hempstead- Distinguished Area
U3 Karen McGrath, DTM –President’s Distinguished Area
U4 Allison Therwhanger
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